Job Description:

Parsons is looking to hire a Forensic Delay Consultant to support the construction delivery program of a mega project in NEOM, as part of the Kingdom’s vision for 2030.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Provides guidance, direction, and specialized assistance for the resolution of difficult and complex project control planning matters.

• Interfaces with Clients, attends regular meetings, and prepares reports.

• Provides project and company management with an overview of all delay matters in hand, from delay Notices to rebuttal of EoT claims.

• Coordinates staffing requirements, assigns and supervises project work activities, and trains personnel.

• Accumulates and accesses historical data, such as KPIs, productivity, performance experience, for use in maintaining a realistic basis for future planning and forecasting.

• Reviews, analyses and reports on design/construction changes and schedule slippages.

• Develops or maintains an established system to show the hierarchy of plans and schedules; keeps project and company management fully informed.

• Customises project control systems to meet specific project requirements.

May lead in the:

• Development of the work breakdown structures, interfacing with all affected departments.

• Analysis, evaluation, forecast, and reporting of schedule status against an established baseline.

• Analysis, evaluation and forecast of project costs and performance.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Degree qualification in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Law or similar professional discipline from a Western University. A qualification in ADR (LLM or similar) shall be considered an advantage.

• Must have a very good working knowledge of Primavera P6. Professional certifications in Planning and Scheduling are desirable.

• Must be fully conversant with the SCL Protocol and be comfortable in performing delay analysis by applying different delay methodologies, prospective, retrospective etc, as appropriate.

• Must be able to review and understand the contractual requirements for delay notices, delay / EoT claims and apply the Contract provisions in preparation of claim rebuttals.

• Must be fully conversant with the key standard forms of contract e.g. FIDIC (Red, Yellow, Silver), NEC-3, etc.

• Minimum 15 years’ experience, 10 years of which should be relevant experience with an engineering consultancy, project management consultancy or dispute resolution consultancy, preferably in high-end infrastructure projects. Pre and post contract Planning experience on large-scale, complex projects is a requirement.

• Must have exceptional writing skills and experience and be able to demonstrate previous examples of successfully written claim narratives.

• Must have strong leadership qualities to lead and motivate the team.

• Must be fully computer literate and able to utilize computer technology to access data, generate and maintain records, generate reports, etc.

• Must be fluent in English, both written and spoken, with an excellent capability in written technical skills as well as oral and written communication skills.

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.